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Airage The Basics Of RC Helis

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I had been reading most of the major heli forums (Heli Freak, TRex forum etc.) for a few months before I bought this book on my first trip to the local hobby shop to look at some of the heli's in person. I am a fairly well educated person with a strong understanding of physics and engineering and still found the early chapters in the book very informative on how the helicopters fly and why to set them up in a certain way. There are chapters on flight sims, how to chose your helicopter, building, triming, crash parts to have, and lessons on how to fly.

The book is well written and informative. I highly suggest reading this book to anyone interested in RC Helicopters. It is an excellent starting point and will help you understand the hobby and what is written in the forums (it can be quite confusing without the basic knowledge taught in this book).

I just recently decided to pick up RC helis as a hobby. Obviously, flying the dang things has proven more of a challenge that I had thought it would be.

I have learned more by using this book to better understand the art and science of heli flight. Well worth the $ and time to read up and enjoy the hobby. Also handy after crashing my heli for the ump-teenth time.( Seem to have an uncontrollable twitch in my left thumb. At least that is the story I am sticking with... )

'The Basics of RC Helis; The Ulitmate Guide to Rotary Flight' is a good basic primer to the RC helicopter hobby. It is very weak in the area of electric helis and electric heli fliers can ignore the engine and throttle sections, but most of the rest of the book applies to electric helis as well.

I am a complete beginer to remote control helis, searched for comprehensive information and books, and found this book a valuable resource in one package. Although there is no "one size fits all," it is a worthwhile book and reference to have in your library.